Accommodation Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive candidate with a commitment to providing a safe and supportive environment for our learners staying at The Gables.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join the accommodation team that is dedicated to delivering a high-quality service to all of our 181 residents aged 16-18 years of age.



The student comes first attitude is essential and you will have experience of working with young people, ideally in an accommodation setting. Your presence will contribute significantly to ensuring that our students feel safe, comfortable, and part of The Gables accommodation community at Loughborough College.



The job role will include:

• Assisting in the development, management, co-ordination and organisation of all aspects of the accommodation service.


• Helping ensure welfare needs of students are met.


• Ensuring full compliance with health and safety housing and accommodation legislation and college accommodation regulations.


• Organise and implement events and social activities for all residents.


• To be flexible with working hours as we operate 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, to participate in the call-out rota for the Accommodation Emergency Support and to provide out of hours cover for sickness, holidays and staff shortfalls when required.

Work Pattern: 

Sunday: 17:00 – 23:00

Monday: 12:00 – 20.30

Tuesday: Off

Wednesday: 11:30 – 21:00

Thursday: 12:00 – 21:00

Friday: 10:30 – 18:3

The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. 

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are current under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey. The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised.

Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• A competitive pension scheme


• On-site parking


• One campus facility


• Subsidised nursery fees


• Up to 25 days annual leave per year


• Additional annual leave available


• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development


• Well-being hours   


• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities 

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at Loughborough College.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship. 

If you require any support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk